The most celebrated and awaited festival in West Bengal is Durga Puja starting from Shashthi, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Navami and Vijayadashami, collectively known as Durgotsav. This year ...

Also known as Vijayadashami, it falls on the tenth day of Navratri or the fifth day of Durga Puja. This year ... Hindus celebrate Dussehra by lighting Ravana, Kumbhkarana and Meghnad effigies ...

The Durga Puja, the Bengal region’s biggest religious ... Sweets shops and stalls selling noodles or puchkas, a deep-fried Kolkata street food, did a brisk business. Still, many festivalgoers ...

Other deities worshipped with Goddess Durga are Lakshmi, Ganesha, Saraswati, and Karthik. Durga Puja 2023: Beginning and End Dates This year, the first day of Durgotsava or Durga Puja will begin ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The West Lafayette Durga Puja Association will be hosting its 17th annual Durga Puja festival on Saturday, an event expected to draw Hindus from across Indiana.